The prison's notorious history includes housing infamous criminals like reformed gang leader Larry Hoover and disgraced ...

A British beautician who allegedly tried to smuggle cocaine valued at 3.5million into the US is being held in a brutal Illinois jail. Kim Hall, 28, was caught in the act at Chicago’s O’Hare ...

Police did not immediately provide further information. A teen boy was shot inside a vehicle on Chicago's West Side on Monday night. Police said the shooting happened in the Homan Square ...

A Will County prosecutor's request to revoke Darion McMillian's pretrial release after picking up a new felony was continued, ...

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

Chicago drug cartel cases play role in surge of Mexico murders The arrests of El Chapo's sons were the beginning of a series of Chicago-centric criminal cases that would trigger a wave of a fire ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Last year was a record at the Cook County Jail for inmate deaths, and one of the most violent was a brutal murder inside the jail's mental health hospital. Johnny Hendrix was one ...

Prison data from the Vera Institute was collected in each state using a department of corrections survey. Corrections departments from 40 states completed and returned the survey, which asked ...

According to the Illinois Secretary of State, DMV 15 kiosks will be located in Chicago, the suburbs and downstate, inside Mariano's, Jewel-Osco, Kroger and Meijer grocery stores. Editor's Note ...